When the car was ready to roll, Henry discovered that it was too wide to fit through the hangar door. He was so excited to test his car that he took an ax and smashed the bricks from the wall. On June 4, 1896, at 4 a.m., Henry sat in his first automobile and took it for a ride. It ran successfully for a short distance but stopped due to an ignition problem and people in the streets laughed at it, but Henry was very happy because after years of hard work he had builds a roadworthy automobile. As the little quadricycle began to perform well on the streets, he became very excited and began to continually visualize his car successfully operating on the streets of the United States of America. Later that summer, he attended a New York convention of the Edison. Illuminating Company, his employer in Detroit. During this meeting, he was introduced to Thomas Edison, the inventor, who encouraged the young engineer to continue working on his vehicle: “That's the thing! Keep it up!" advised Edison. Henry followed Edison's advice, and as the Quadricycle began to attract public attention, investors were interested and wanted to work with him. With support and influence of Detroit Mayor Henry Ford incorporated his first automobile company, the Detroit Automobile Company, in 1899 and Henry Ford's career as an automobile manufacturer.